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STAY F03 WIRE FBNGES.

No. 345,877. Patented July 20, 1886.,

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UNITED STATES PATENT Ormes. V

CURTIS B. BRAINARD, OF JOLIE'I, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO VILLIAM J. ADAM,OF SAME PLACE.

STAY FOR WIRE. FENCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,877, dated July 20,1886.

Y Application filed March 9, 1886. Serial No. 194,519. (No model.)

To all whoml it may concern;

Be it known that I, CURTIS B. BRAINARD, a citizen of the United Statesof America, re` siding at Joliet, in the county of Till and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stays forVire Fences, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in stays for wire fences,which improvements are fully set forth and explained in the followingspecification and claim, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part ofthis specification, in which- Figure lis a perspective view of the stayas it would appear applied to a panel of wire fence; and Figs. 2 and 3are perspective views of the stay, showing more in detail the manner inwhich the fence-wires are secured to it.

Referring to the drawings, S represents the stay proper, which is madeof a strong strip or rod of metal corrugated throughout its entirelength, and having its upper end formed in an eye, in which to Securethe binding-wire, and having its lower end terminate in the straightportion P, for entering the earth to prevent the swaying of thefencepanel.

O is a binding-wire, considerably less in size than the strand Wire, andsecured thereto by having its upper end looped into the rye in the upperend of the stay S, as shown in Fig. 2, andl is for the purposeofsecuring the fence-wires to the stay.

The manner in which the stay is applied to the fence-wires is shownparticularly in Fig. 2, and consists in placing it against the side ofthe fence-wires, with its lower straight portion, P, resting in theground and about midway between the fence posts of the panel. Thefence-wires are then placed, respectively, in one of the corrugatious ofthe stay, the proper distance apart, and the binding-wire O is theninterwoven between the said corrugations, beginning at the top of thestay, so

as to inclose the fence-wires and secure each one in its propercorrugation.

In order to hold the fencewires securely in their proper corrugationsthe binding-wire C is coiled once or more around the staywire S, bothimmediately above and below each fence-wire, as shown in Fig. 2. Whenallthe fence-wires are thus secured, the lower end of the binding-wireis secured to the foot of the stay by coiling it thereon, as shown insaid figure. The strip is corrugated throughout its length, to adapt itto the distance apart the fencewires may be placed.

If desired, the lower end of the stay may be formed in the worm, asshown in Fig. 3, so the stay may be turned to screw the worm into theearth, to more thoroughly secure the stay to the earth than when thelower end is straight, as shown in the other figures.

I am aware that a binding-wire similar to the one I use has heretoforebeen in use for attaching the fence-wires to the side of a kfence-posthaving no crimps or indentations for the reception of the fence -wires.I am also aware that a stay for this purpose crimped at intervals andhaving plain portions between its crimps has been used, in

connection with a clasp shaped like a staple, to inclose the stay andfencewire and hold the fencewires in a crimp and I ain also aware of theuse,of a stay for this purpose made of a spiral wire, and used, inconnection with a lock wire passed down through its coils, to secure thefence-wires between the spiral wire and the lock-wire; but I am notaware of the use of such a stay-wire as Ihave invented and hereindescribed, made from a wire crimped throughout its entire length, andused in connection with a small bindingwire, as set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

The stay for wire fences shown and de scribed, consisting of the wire orrod S, having consecutive eorrugations throughout its entire length, andhaving its upper end terminate in an eye and its lower end in thestraight portion P, in Combination with the wires, and having its lowerend secured to Smaller long,` binding-wire C, attached thereto the `footof its follow Wire, substantially as set by having its, upper end loopedinto the eye for-th.

of its fellow corrugated wir@ S, and adapted CURTIS B. BRAINARD. 5 tosecure the fence-Wires in said Coriugfi- Vitnosses:

tions by means of being coiled around the Trios. H. HUTCHINS,

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